# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 19, 2024, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451 "2024-11-19T10:57:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 304
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6061 "2025-12-26T12:50:01Z")
Wordle 1,651 3/6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL CHORD SPEED ---
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Wordle 1,6 **52** 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
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Wordle 1,651 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Winch Boxer Sleet Speed ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6064 "2025-12-26T16:15:57Z")
> **Wordle 1,651 3/6\* Boxing Day 2025** > > 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _P_RI_S_M β†’ Well, this is something to work with. Needs more vowels, SPEAR would be nice but I don’t need the R, can I get something near it? > **SPE** AL β†’ Yep, Wordle comes through on the bogus word. Let’s see, if there’s another vowel it’s probably another E, or if consonants could be SPECK, SPEND (or SPENT!). I feel like we’ve already done SPECK, and maybe one of the other two, so I’ll take a flyer on > **SPEED** > > May be the luckiest birdie I’ve had at this game. My second guess isn’t even in the top 120 possibles, per Scoredle, and a six was possible if that third guess was badly wrong. Scoredle also pars, with a guess of beauty for its last - out of 14 valid possibles (one of which was SUNUP! Heh) it went straight for the right one. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6065 "2025-12-26T16:26:51Z")
Wordle 1,651 4/6\* 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL SCENE SHEEP SPEED ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6066 "2025-12-26T16:55:49Z")
Wordle 1,651 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER MIMEO APNEA SPEED ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6067 "2025-12-26T17:07:32Z")
Wordle 1,651 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPINE SPELL SPEED ---
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**Wordle 1,652 3/6 β€” 2025-12-27 Sat** β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 {Day 13 of 30 from the Philippines} ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6069 "2025-12-26T17:51:09Z")
Wordle 1,651 3/6 🟧⬜⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6070 "2025-12-26T23:26:10Z")
Wordle 1,651 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ABOUT LINER SPEED A second E was pretty much a given. I happened to pick the right word from the half-dozen or so legit possibilities. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6071 "2025-12-27T05:06:51Z")
Wordle 1,652 4/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6072 "2025-12-27T05:07:16Z")
BLARE BASIC BACON BATCH ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6073 "2025-12-27T05:33:34Z")
Wordle 1,652 5/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LATHE MATCH COWPS BATCH Had to find a sleuth word to narrow it down and check for either a C or H start. ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6074 "2025-12-27T07:32:52Z")
Wordle 1,652 6/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHAIN PATCH WATCH LATCH HATCH BATCH Hard mode, I don’t check previous. Could still have been a couple of others as well! ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6075 "2025-12-27T08:23:47Z")
Wordle 1,652 4/6 **SATURDAY** 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO FRAME PATCH BATCH ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Gordon\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_G)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6076 "2025-12-27T11:00:58Z")
Wordle 1,652 3/6 SATURDAY ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE TAINT BATCH I’ve kept track of my #2 guesses for the distinct answers to #1 Slate. In #1605 I asked Taint and in the thread discussed how it seemed a good clue despite introducing only one new consonant. If I don’t trust myself from a month ago, who am I going to trust? In that old analysis I’d noted that Match was already-used but overlooked five words that rhyme with Match. πŸ˜’ Fortunately all but one of those were also already-used. 😊 ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6077 "2025-12-27T11:51:25Z")
Wordle 1,652 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6078 "2025-12-27T11:56:26Z")
Wordle 1652 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE BATCH HATCH, MATCH, PATCH, WATCH had already been used, untrapping the trap. If they hadn’t, sleuth words like BUMPY, WIMPY, and HUMPH, the last of which was the solution to Wordle #3, were available. I was a bit disappointed that ZATCH (from James Thurber’s _The Thirteen Clocks_) couldn’t even be used as a guess. Didn’t post yesterday, so here’s Wordle #1651 (4/6): 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY SPEED ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6079 "2025-12-27T12:37:39Z")
Wordle 1,652 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE POUND WATCH Could be batch catch hatch latch match CLIMB BATCH ---
**Author:** ![MacDoc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/macdoc/32/18696_2.png) [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6080 "2025-12-27T14:18:25Z")
Wordle 1,6 **53** 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŽ‡ 🐦 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=303) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=305)